Improvement in packings for bottles, jars



l 0. LONG. Packngs for Bottles, lars, &c.

Patented May 5,1874.

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W1' TJV ESSE S Y UNITED STATES .ATET OFFICE.

OLIVER LONG, or BROOKLYN, NEw YORK.

.IMPROVEMENT IN PACKINGS FOR BOTTLESNIARS, &C.

Specification forming part of L ctters Patent Nalj, dated May 5, 1874;application filed v January 9, 1874. i

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, OLIVER LONG, of Brookl lyn, in the county of Kingsand State of New York, have invented a certain new and useful Packingfor Bottles, Jars, and other fragile articles 5 and I do hereby declarethe following to be a full, clear, and exact ,description of theinvention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which itpertains to make and use it, reference beinghad to the accompanyingdrawings, which form part of this specification, in which-f Figure l isa cross-section of packing. Fig. 2 is a plan of packing adapted forcarrying eggs. Fig. 3 is a cross-section of tube for packing bottles,vand Fig. 4 is a side elevation of same applied. Fig. 5 is a plan of pador cushion, part of one of the sheets being broken away to show theirregular arrangement of filling. i

My invention has for its object to provide an improved packing, wrapper,or envelope for glassware, crockery, eggs, and other fragile articles,designed to prevent their fracture or breakage in transportation.Myinvention consists of a packingy formed of a sheet or sheets of paper,or equivalent material, to which are attached, by adhesion, strips` orshavings of paper, or other soft and elastic substance.

Referring to the accompanying drawing, which illustrates my invention, AA represent two sheets of strong paper, between which are placedshavings or finely-cut strips B of the same or any equivalent article,said sheets and strips being held together by the application of anysuitable adhesive substance or mixture, as mucilage, glue, or flourpaste.

The packing thus formed may be used for many purposes.

In Figs. l and 5 I have shown it as a sheet or cushion, in which form itmay be used not only in the transportation of fragile articles, but alsoas a floor-pad for carpets.

In Fig. 2 I have, shown it adapted to use for packing eggs, the sheetsbeing pasted together to form cells or pockets (l, each cell being onlylarge enough to contain a single egg. These cells are formed/in separateand independent rows or ranks, as follows: I take a single strip orsheet of the'packing, E, (consisting of two sheets of paper, with theintermediate strips or shavings,) to which I attach partitions or flapsF, of the same material, pasting the latter on the former at properintervals, and uniting both together in such manner as to form hinges orjoints, that portion of the partition F which is pasted upon the side Econsisting of one alone of the sheets A. I then secure, in like manner,to the opposite extremities of the partitions F a single strip, sheet,or side piece of paper, Gr. When a series of these rows or ranks ofcells are placed side by side and packed, there will be between each rowof eggs both the packing E and sheet G, and between the eggs in each rowthe partitions F. In using this packing for eggs in boxes or barrels,the bottom is rst covered with a'pad or cushion, over which are placed asufficient number of rows of cells. The eggs are then placed in thecells, and a sheet or sheets of the packing laid upon them, over whichis placed another layer of cells, and so on, until the lid or head isreached. After the eggs are unpacked,the cells may bevfolded quite dat,the direction of movement being indicated 1in dotted lines in Fig. 2, soas to be returned in compact form to the packer or farmer.

` `In Fig. 3 I show the packing arranged as a tube, cylinder, orenvelope, H, in which forni it will be peculiarly serviceable forpacking glass and crockery ware containing liquors, preserves, pickles,and the like.

Among the advantages of the above packing may be mentioned thefollowing:

First, its cheapness. The sheetsbeingformed of strong and coarse paper,with a iilling of the same material--for which the clippingsor Wastetrimmings of book-binders, paper-hangers, &c., may be utilized-theexpense of manufacturing is relatively very small.

Second, its availability. This packing is designed to be made bymachinery, and put upon the market as an article of trade and commerce,so as to be within the reach and means of all classes desiringiii-packers, farmers, householders, and others. To the farmer it will befound especially valuable, enabling him to devote his grain and straw tomore profitable uses than packing, as it is estimated that the rows ofegg-cells can be sold for one cent a yard, and may be used over and overagain.

Third, its efficiency. This packing, unlike straw, sawdust, grain, andother similar articles, will not become displaced by the jolting orrough handling of barrels and boxes in transportation; consequently thebottles, jars, eggs, or other articles put up in it never come incontact while packed, and all dangerof breakage incident to ordinarytransportation is absolutely avoided. Y

A still further advantage resulting from the use of this invention is,that but a slight degree of skill is required in packing articles withit, and hence cheap labor may be profitably employcd.

What I claim as my invention is- As a new article of manufacture, apacking, casing or envelope for bottles, jars, eggs, &c., formed of asheet or sheets of paper and. strips or shavings of any suitable softand elastic material, united by an adhesive substance or M. DANL.GoNNoLLY,

EUGNE P. EADsoN.

